Our first-ever Author Spotlight is here! Tyler sits down with Keelin Shafer, author of the Magical Regency Romance series and the upcoming En Garde, to talk writing, creativity, publishing hopes, and the challenge of juggling all the roles an author has to play.

The current plan is for an Author Spotlight episode to come out every week. Let us know which authors you'd like to see!

Find Keelin at https://www.instagram.com/author_keelin_schafer/

And your usual co-hosts:

→JC Bybee at https://jcbybee.com/

→Grey Alder at https://greyalderbooks.com/

→Tyler Hess on his blog: https://hesstylerblog.com/

This week, Third Person POV gets into villain presence, divine intuition, Regency dialogue, hidden spellbooks, the Wild Hunt, and the eternal question of whether writers should outline or just let the chaos goblin drive!

Join us at Gem State Comic Con on May 15, 2026, at 4:00 PM for our community panel. We're excited to see you there! Get your tickets here https://sendfox.com/trk/click/096dgk4x/vkoppz6.

Find the co-hosts on:

→JC Bybee at https://jcbybee.com/

→Grey Alder at https://greyalderbooks.com/

→Tyler Hess on his blog: https://hesstylerblog.com/

In this episode, we welcome Kim Reid, author of an up-and-coming tale with ink-based magic and a vivid protagonist already embroiled in theater drama. The other guys' pieces are OK, as usual. Kim also talks to us about what it's like to work with a developmental editor.

Join us at Gem State Comic Con on May 15, 2026, at 4:00 PM for our community panel. We're excited to see you there! Get your tickets here https://sendfox.com/trk/click/096dgk4x/vkoppz6.

Find the co-hosts on:

→JC Bybee at https://jcbybee.com/

→Grey Alder at https://greyalderbooks.com/

→Tyler Hess on his blog: https://hesstylerblog.com/

→And Kim Reid on Instagram @kimjoyreid